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STATISTICS BEARING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR WAR EFFORT. Note by Minister without Portfolio.

20 Jun 1940

(b) (c) stimulate output, but are partly to be explained also by the coming into operation of new productive capacity and by the speeding up of inspection. The general index of deliveries of the Ministry of Supply (Table 1) includes a wide range of general service stores and equipment, of which some of the more important are uniforms, boots, and wheeled vehicles. This index shows a larger and more stable advance than that of the selected military items shown in the Table. Consumption and stocks. As regards raw materials, it will be seen that, apart from cotton (Table 4), stocks are now below the level of the outbreak of the war.
agriculture retail infrastructure agricultural production aircraft cotton industrial production industry manufacturing materials peace price controls prices productivity rationing raw materials statistics supply textiles timber wages price control licensing british economy preparations for war civil consumption nationwide reserve stocks the wartime economy lord president's committee
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/1/35
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 71/1
Former Department Reference
LP(40) 3A
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000001.035
Keywords
Agricultural Production Agriculture Aircraft British Economy Civil Consumption Cotton Industrial Production Industry Price Controls Prices Productivity Raw Materials Reserve Stocks Retail Statistics Textiles Timber Wages
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Lord President's Committee
Pages
2
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Meeting Nos. 1(40) - 29(40), 11 June-20 Dec 1940; Papers Nos. 1(40) - 62(40), 12 June-29 Aug 1940; Statistics 1(40) - 4a, 12 Dec 1940
Themes
Preparations for War Peace Rationing Supply Industry Infrastructure Manufacturing Materials Licensing Price Control the Wartime Economy

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